Winter 2011/2012 Anime thread

[hey]

Are Ker and I the only ones who watch anime raw? D: Not that I understand everything on my own but it's good enough, especially for the first week. Sucks no one else has picked it up yet. Oh well.

I can understand a fair bit of it, but i still like to have subs in case i mishear/misunderstand/don't understand something at all.

[Elcura]

I never watch raws, mostly because I don't have that much time and I'd rather not watch something twice and can wait longer for some decent subs.

I think the only episode I watched raw recently was a Soul Eater one.

[Charismatic]

I don't watch raws because I don't give a fuck about japspeak. I ain't gonna watch it not knowing what the fuck.

[Silenka]

I never watch raws, mostly because I don't have that much time and I'd rather not watch something twice and can wait longer for some decent subs.

This is about the same reason I don't watch raws. I understand enough that I wouldn't have a problem with most of the language, but the words I didn't understand would bother me (what are they saying? did I miss something important?) looking up words in a dictionary while watching something would be a total buzzkill.

[Gulkeeva]

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Good luck willing yourself to read it. That's usually impossible for most.



Gulk, it's 1 (actually 2) girls and 10 guys. Not 10 girls and 1 guy. This isn't like you D:

If you're going to watch it for sexy Isanami (blue haired girl), I'll just tell you to not waste your time. She really isn't all that fanservicey and the whole bondage/chain scene doesn't show off too much. Plus when she wakes up next to him wearing that robe and shorts (which apparently is nude in feudal Japan) is about as much skin as you'll get.

Now if you're going to watch it for anything else, you might wanna reconsider. It's not that great of an anime but if you're into samurai/fights/bishounen acting all bishounen-like then go nuts.

As long as it has a female, and has ecchi scenes and does not focus on the males for any type of yaoi like material, its good enough. Bondage is always only the beginning! Someone hasn't been keeping up with ecchi trends these days O_o

[Ker]

Ano Natsu de Matteru Ep1
Oh man, that was pretty good. The characters are great, and the situations they found themselves in were wacky and fun. I love the way this show is directed, honestly. It's managed to find the perfect feel for something so off beat.

My only complain the Staff decided to include fanservice in the show from what they usually do such as Toradora, AnoHana, Honey and Clover.

Spoiler: show

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Helllllllooooooooooo fanservice.

[Rivero]

Looks good. Why does it say Onegai Summer OP though? Is that name of the song?

[Ker]

Looks good. Why does it say Onegai Summer OP though? Is that name of the song?

I was only about to find the opening on Aroduc's website and he of course hated it for being simliar to Onegai Teacher(the same writer) so he uploaded it with that name lol.

I love Aroduc and his hatred for many of the popular/terrible anime series (Nisemonogatari, High School DxD, Guilty Crown, New Prince of Tennis etc).

[Maguspk]

Holy shit, it's Yoko! Adding to my watching list along with Kill Me Baby. Any other good stuff I should be watching for this season? Besides Nisemonogatari of fucking course.

[meeeeeep]

Holy shit, it's Yoko! Adding to my watching list along with Kill Me Baby. Any other good stuff I should be watching for this season? Besides Nisemonogatari of fucking course.

Rinne no Lagrange, Senki Zesshou Sympogear, Mouretsu Pirates and Aquarion Evol are all pretty good so far and worth taking a look at. I'm also hoping Another and BRS turn out to be good, but can't/won't recommend them yet since I haven't watched them.

[Xanthe]

Looks good. Why does it say Onegai Summer OP though? Is that name of the song?

Natsu = Summer, and Onegai is likely a reference to Onegai Teacher, a series from 9 years ago. They both had OP/ED done by I've Sound, same composers, and you can see several similarities in typecasting, right down to the strange little creature. Different studios though. They don't really share any other staff. Can't say much more than that until I see the episode for myself.

Onegai Teacher OP:

[Gulkeeva]

Holy shit, it's Yoko! Adding to my watching list along with Kill Me Baby. Any other good stuff I should be watching for this season? Besides Nisemonogatari of fucking course.

adding to my watch list too O_o

speaking of ecchi stuff, already found hentai pics for most the new anime out already (´￢`) japanese always working hard

[Kaylia]

Holy shit, it's Yoko! Adding to my watching list along with Kill Me Baby. Any other good stuff I should be watching for this season? Besides Nisemonogatari of fucking course.

If you want to see cute girls in plugsuit, pirate outfit, or magical exo-skeleton-mecha suit, then try Rinne no Lagrange, Mouretsu Pirates, and Senki Zesshou Symphogear.






Another might also be interesting, but I don't think it aired. Might also suck I suppose, but I liked the PV.

[Binkie]

Another might also be interesting, but I don't think it aired. Might also suck I suppose, but I liked the PV.

Another is out on horriblesubs. Haven't watched it yet though.

[Zilong]

Lagrange gave me the Star Driver vibe, way less fabulous though

[Kaylia]

I just got around to watching Another, and I have to say, I'm impressed with the art/background quality. There isn't a whole lot of animation, but the scenary are beautiful, and they did a great with the horror mood they were aiming for.

Is it worthwhile? It's hard to say yet, but if the first episode was representative of the rest of the show, it should be at the very least a decent horror story.

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Lagrange gave me the Star Driver vibe, way less fabulous though

I sincerely don't see any Star Driver in this. It's not over the top or fabulous, the characters (especially villains) are copy paste from your average anime, and the setting is pretty standard mecha anime.

Fanservice, decent animations, good music and badass mecha battles are the main reason to watch this show.

[Tymon]

I finally got around to watching a lot of the stuff that I planned to pick up this season.

Symphogear is a real enigma. The start of the show had me thinking it was going to be terrible. Then I was a little bit encouraged at the middle point, and the end had me really scratching my head.

It had a very Madoka-esque first 30 seconds, potentially showing a tragic end to the series, and all. There's a lot of potential for this one to get grimdark.

Moretsu Pirates is can go two ways, it looks like. It could actually end up being really good; there hasn't been a thrilling space action show in quite a long time if you discount Gundam shows. Or, it could just go the cliche moe/pandering route and disappoint everyone.

Rinne no Lagrange was fantastic. The main character strikes me like a female version of Takuto from Star Driver, but that's where the show's similarities end. The characters are well designed, have (gasp) realistic human proportions and the art/animation is very good so far.

Nisemonogatari is about what I expected, as I think I already said (I forget if I posted about it or not but I'm going to go check after this one). It's nearly incomprehensible, is going to probably have 60% of the content cut out of the TV airing for no legitimate reason, and also has a budget that is potentially several times higher than any other show this season. A very polished, golden plated turd, that is also shaped into an optical illusion that is extremely difficult to point out.

[Zilong]

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I sincerely don't see any Star Driver in this. It's not over the top or fabulous, the characters (especially villains) are copy paste from your average anime, and the setting is pretty standard mecha anime.

Fanservice, decent animations, good music and badass mecha battles are the main reason to watch this show.

uhhhh....

Anyway, I'm just pointing out the main character's way of acting, though I must say "It's a ____" is way better than "Maru"

[Kaylia]

Did you really bold fanservice, decent animations and music to compare the "vibe" of two animes? Hell, even fanservice felt different. Sexual tension was an important part of Star Driver, where in Rinne no Lagrange, it's your typical gratuitous fanservice that add absolutely nothing.


Anyway, Takuto was relatively shy and calm (ie: he was trying to redirect attention away from himself), and he was aware of many things the viewers didn't know. Madoka on the other hand is loud and clueless about everything. If you want to make an argument that they are both kind individuals who pilots mecha, I suppose you could, but like I said, I really don't see it.

The beach/tropical setting is probably what made people remember Star Driver. That part of the show actually gave me the same vibe.

[Zilong]

oh well, it's just something i felt when watching that one episode, not exactly anything concrete to base an analysis of.